Union County, IA | Crime Rates

Union is a county located in IA, and has a population of 4,725.
This region is policed by UNION COUNTY.

Union County has an overall crime rate of 1,545 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the safest regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Union County is 1 in 65 if you reside there for a year.

The average overall crime rate for Union County for the previous 2 years was 995 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Union County has been increasing over time.

Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.

Policing Statistics

Sex Offenders

Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 1 sex offender(s) in Union County.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 21 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Union County. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.

Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.

Crime Statistics News

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